crowner

¹ American  

[krou-ner] / ˈkraʊ nər /

noun

1. a person or thing that crowns.

2. a crowning event or occurrence.

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crowner ² American  

[krou-ner, kroo-] / ˈkraʊ nər, ˈkru- /

noun

British Dialect.

1. coroner.

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crowner British  

/ ˈkraʊnə /

noun

1. a promotional label consisting of a shaped printed piece of card or paper attached to a product on display

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Etymology

Origin of crowner¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at crown, -er ¹

Origin of crowner²

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at crown, -er ²

Example Sentences

In the picture you see the May pole—the Queen, the crowner, and her two maids of honor.

From The Girl's Cabinet of Instructive and Moral Stories by Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister)

I tell thee she is; and therefore make her grave straight: the crowner hath sat on her, and finds it Christian burial.

From Hamlet by Shakespeare, William

Niver say die till yur dead, and the crowner are holdin’ his ’quest over yur karkidge.

From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne

The crowner hath set on her and finds it Christian burial.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

All them 'at sits on t' jury does and says just what t' crowner tells 'em to say and do.

From The Talleyrand Maxim by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)